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From: gig@ritcv.UUCP (gordon )
Newsgroups: net.audio,net.music
Subject: Re: Sound quality of CDs
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Date: Sun, 8-Sep-85 15:50:39 EDT
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Posted: Sun Sep  8 15:50:39 1985
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> I got a CD player
> largely for sound quality; while I am willing to put up with a certain amount
> of hiss on analog albums (out of necessity), I want to avoid buying CDs that
> have a lot of hiss (why pay $16 for a CD when one could pay $7 for a LP with
> the same sound quality?).
> 
>                                         -- Thomas Newton
>                                            Thomas.Newton@cmu-cs-spice.ARPA

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At least if you are buying a CD at a store (vs. mail order), there is no reason
why you should not be able to listen before purchasing.  Given the price of CDs
and the fact that, with reasonable care, the sound won't degrade, the local CD 
store does this for me regularly, no questions asked.